One of the features of Curve Your Enthusiasm is the large number of guest appearances by A-list celebrities, who often appear as themselves, providing poignant depictions of their social interactions with Larry David. By doing so, he made a mockery of his public persona. The show's guest star pedigree remained strong to the end, with the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Salman Rushdie making self-deprecating appearances in recent seasons.
Given celebrities' busy schedules, it's not a stretch to assume that fans have in mind that there will be more than one person on each show. But during a panel discussion this week at PaleyFest LA celebrating the show's final season, David and his collaborators revealed that they often wrote scripts for specific people without a backup plan in mind. revealed.
Series Director and Executive Producer Jeff Shafer looks back at the show's many legendary guest stars, noting that the fictional Larry David wrote a Broadway musical based on Salman Rushdie's fatwa, and that Lin-Manuel… He recalled the story of Season 10, in which Miranda was asked to play the lead role. The famously nice “Hamilton” creator appeared in his two episodes, playing against type as a self-centered person who always demands reckless creative changes.
The story brilliantly capitalized on the cultural phenomenon of “Hamilton,” but Schaefer revealed that very little of that happened. He said the team had already planned the episode before learning of Miranda's possible appearance, but the composer's busy schedule forced them to change the filming date rather than looking for backup plans. mentioned.
“We called [Miranda] And I said, “Is this what you wanted to do?” He said, “Oh, I'd love to go, but I'm going to London for eight months.” So heaven and earth had to move somehow to push that forward,” Schaefer said. “We never learned to call people first.”
David echoed Schaefer's sentiments, recalling that he went through a similar process in creating the show. other A story centered on Broadway. In season 4, David is cast in the Mel Brooks-directed musical The Producers, but in reality, Brooks makes a huge mistake and tries to maximize his personal gain by subverting the original film. I realized that I was reproducing the premise. David revealed that he wrote an entire episode for Brooks before asking the Oscar winner if he would be interested in appearing on the show.
“Mel Brooks. I wrote three or four episodes that he was in, and then I got to have lunch with him,” David said, changing the season's meta gag to include another musical. He joked that he could have focused on “But I could have done Fiddler on the Roof.”
Report by Marcus Jones.
